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deleting search suggestions in site-specific searches

I have noticed that on certain websites which have site search boxes on their webpages (e.g. reddit, tvtropes), if I click in the box to type a search term, it will displ… (read more)

I have noticed that on certain websites which have site search boxes on their webpages (e.g. reddit, tvtropes), if I click in the box to type a search term, it will display about five suggestions which I have searched in the long-distant past in some context which I no longer recall. I generally would prefer suggestions not to show up in the first place, and I don't know why these specific terms are the specific ones which show up. Since this issue happens with site-specific search engines, rather than the search engine associated with the address bar, I'm unsure how to delete these suggestions. I normally browse in private windows, and on the rare occasion that I don't, I usually delete my history, and am unsure how the suggestions came to persist, and to persist only in the context I describe? If anyone can help, I'd be thankful.

Asked by owendombert 7 hours ago

Last reply by cor-el 2 hours ago

2 factor auth not working

I am trying to submit a new Add-on, Firefox requires to add 2 factor authentication, and when I am trying to do that and enter code it tells me that is wrong even I am su… (read more)

I am trying to submit a new Add-on, Firefox requires to add 2 factor authentication, and when I am trying to do that and enter code it tells me that is wrong even I am sure it is right. I tried many times with many auth app on my phone Hope to solve that to submit my Add-on

Asked by mina_daoud 17 hours ago

Last reply by cor-el 2 hours ago

Firefox 128 ESR-next Releases not reading firefox.cfg

My company has been using the same customized autoconfig.js without issue since last year's FF 115 esr release on our Ubuntu servers. cat /opt/firefox-115.13.0esr/defau… (read more)

My company has been using the same customized autoconfig.js without issue since last year's FF 115 esr release on our Ubuntu servers.

cat /opt/firefox-115.13.0esr/defaults/pref/autoconfig.js pref("browser.tabs.inTitlebar", 0); pref("general.config.filename", "firefox.cfg"); pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0); pref("general.config.sandbox_enabled", false); pref("pdfjs.annotationEditorMode", 1);

Now we are testing the 128 esr next releases with the same config and getting the failed to read the configuration file. please contact your system administrator error

cat /opt/firefox-128.1.0esr/defaults/pref/autoconfig.js pref("browser.tabs.inTitlebar", 0); pref("general.config.filename", "firefox.cfg"); pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0); pref("general.config.sandbox_enabled", false); pref("pdfjs.annotationEditorMode", 1);

If remove pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0); or set it to 1, the error goes away, but our actual firefox.cfg does not get read and are configs are not present at all.

Asked by Ruben Gomez 1 day ago

Problem with Picture-in-Picture Functionality

Hi everyone, I use Firefox as my primary browser for several reasons, but the main one is because it has the best Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature. However, I no longer … (read more)

Hi everyone,

I use Firefox as my primary browser for several reasons, but the main one is because it has the best Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature. However, I no longer use Windows and have encountered problems with it on various Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian...). Currently, I'm only using Fedora 40, and the problem persists.

The issue is that when I click on the PiP icon, it activates normally, but when I switch windows or minimize and then maximize Firefox again, the video disappears.

I will attach some screenshots to clarify the issue.

I would like to know if there is any way to resolve this. I’ve already reset the settings, cleared the cache, and tested different installation methods (software store, .tar.bz file, apt, dnf, snap). I’ve tried troubleshooting mode and even installed the Developer Edition, but the problem persists. I’m wondering if this is an issue with the Linux version of Firefox.

Thank you.

Asked by caiochaves0610 1 week ago

Last reply by caiochaves0610 1 day ago

gparted mounting partitio as ro

a flashdrive is mounting as ro, and nothing i do can fix it. details file below: GParted 1.0.0 configuration --enable-libparted-dmraid --enable-online-resize libpar… (read more)

a flashdrive is mounting as ro, and nothing i do can fix it.

details file below:

GParted 1.0.0

configuration --enable-libparted-dmraid --enable-online-resize

libparted 3.3

============================

Device: /dev/sde Model: SanDisk Cruzer Blade Serial: none Sector size: 512 Total sectors: 30629376

Heads: 255 Sectors/track: 2 Cylinders: 60057

Partition table: msdos

Partition Type Start End Flags Partition Name File System Label Mount Point /dev/sde1 Primary 32 30629375 fat32

============================

Format /dev/sde1 as ext2 00:00:10 ( ERROR )

calibrate /dev/sde1 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )

path: /dev/sde1 (partition) start: 32 end: 30629375 size: 30629344 (14.61 GiB) libparted messages ( INFO )

Unable to open /dev/sde read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sde has been opened read-only. clear old file system signatures in /dev/sde1 00:00:10 ( ERROR )

write 512.00 KiB of zeros at byte offset 0 00:00:10 ( ERROR )

libparted messages ( ERROR )

Unable to open /dev/sde read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sde has been opened read-only. Unable to open /dev/sde read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sde has been opened read-only. Can't write to /dev/sde, because it is opened read-only.

Asked by mwuh 1 day ago

Last reply by mwuh 1 day ago

Firefox Desktop 128.0.3 Freeze After ~ 30 Mins

For about 2 weeks now my Firefox Desktop v. 128.0.3 (Mozilla-Flatpak - 1.0) freezes within 30 mins of use. No good waiting, nothing responds except the exit button. Cle… (read more)

For about 2 weeks now my Firefox Desktop v. 128.0.3 (Mozilla-Flatpak - 1.0) freezes within 30 mins of use.

No good waiting, nothing responds except the exit button.

Clearly, there's a flaw in a recent update.

I'm on Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS and my Firefox is from Flatpak.

While writing this I got a Flatpak update for Firefox and Firefox.Locale - whatever that is.

So I'll park my question till I close and reopen Firefox - hopefully with a release from the big freeze-up.

Asked by tamjk 4 days ago

Last reply by tamjk 1 day ago

Firefox uses up all CPU and heats up the laptop if a page contains one anigif

This is pretty much the same as https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/801343 back in Firefox 3.x → 4 times. I do recall having the same problem then, and disabling … (read more)

This is pretty much the same as https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/801343 back in Firefox 3.x → 4 times. I do recall having the same problem then, and disabling hardware acceleration did fix it back then, but it no longer does.

I’m currently on 115.3 ESR, but I’ve observed this for a while in Quantum (I don’t recall seeing it on Gecko with HW accel disabled).

Asked by mirabilos 1 week ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 1 day ago

Data breach from Firefox/Lockwise

Hello. I'm afraid there has been a data breach from either Firefox or Lockwise. I have passwords that are used only in local development virtual hosts accessed only from… (read more)

Hello. I'm afraid there has been a data breach from either Firefox or Lockwise.

I have passwords that are used only in local development virtual hosts accessed only from Firefox that are showing up in Google password alerts.

Asked by Luis Braske 2 days ago

Firefox Crashes on wayland with hardware acceleration enabled on Nvidia GPU on opening PDF

I have determined that the cause of these crashes is hardware acceleration being enabled, I can share more details if desired. It ran in troubleshoot mode then I added ex… (read more)

I have determined that the cause of these crashes is hardware acceleration being enabled, I can share more details if desired. It ran in troubleshoot mode then I added extensions one at a time, none of them crashed Firefox. upon turning on the hardware acceleration it crashes upon opening a PDF

Asked by Dr.Teagle 2 days ago

ANGLE_platform_angle_d3d Segmentation fault Linux

Hi all, I'm running Gentoo linux on Apple M1 arm64 when after one random reboot firefox started segfaulting. Currently I've updated my system to be on the latest testing … (read more)

Hi all, I'm running Gentoo linux on Apple M1 arm64 when after one random reboot firefox started segfaulting. Currently I've updated my system to be on the latest testing versions of packages and it's giving me the following backtrace:


[Parent 21529, Main Thread] WARNING: Last startup was detected as a crash.: file /var/tmp/portage/www-client/firefox-128.1.0/work/firefox-128.1.0/toolkit/components/startup/nsAppStartup.cpp:966 [21529] Assertion failure: IsExtensionSupported(EGLLibExtension::ANGLE_platform_angle_d3d), at /var/tmp/portage/www-client/firefox-128.1.0/work/firefox-128.1.0/gfx/gl/GLLibraryEGL.cpp:639 #01: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x6c55d60] #02: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x6c4fac4] #03: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x6c4f3d4] #04: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x6c51634] #05: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x6c545a8] #06: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x743a34c] #07: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x742f8a8] #08: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x742f07c] #09: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x7426244] #10: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x7447014] #11: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x7446f88] #12: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x7446f58] #13: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x7446f2c] #14: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x7446ed8] #15: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x7446ea8] #16: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x7446d64] #17: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x7446d14] #18: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x6333f88] #19: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x569bb2c] #20: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x56a38f4] #21: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x6434a84] #22: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x6359058] #23: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x6358fcc] #24: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x6358f80] #25: ???[/usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so +0x56964b8] #26: ???[/usr/lib64/libnspr4.so +0x2aa7c] #27: ???[/usr/lib64/libc.so.6 +0x836d4] #28: ???[/usr/lib64/libc.so.6 +0xe538c] #29: ??? (???:???) Segmentation fault

Here is the Gentoo Forums post: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1170250.html Keep note of my last comment there where I realized that I installed firefoxpwa that day and it was working until I reboot in the evening having completely forgotten about firefoxpwa.

Asked by dovydas1 2 days ago

Last reply by dovydas1 2 days ago

Fix frustrating bookmarks desktop workflow

Hi Firefoxers, I've recently returned to using Firefox after using Chrome, Vivaldi, and Brave for a long time. Most Firefox things are better than these, but I find the b… (read more)

Hi Firefoxers, I've recently returned to using Firefox after using Chrome, Vivaldi, and Brave for a long time. Most Firefox things are better than these, but I find the bookmarks handling in Firefox extremely frustrating in comparison.

When clicking the bookmark star, the edit bookmark box pops up. The location dropdown gives me a list of 7 recent folders where I can store the bookmark. If I click "Choose" a tiny little box opens up and, in this extremely cramped space, I have to scroll through hundreds of folders and all their expanded subfolders to find the one I want.

One way other browsers solve this problem is by letting the user right click directly on their bookmarks folders and select "Add bookmark here", which then automatically saves URL, page title etc to that folder. But in Firefox, this just opens up a blank "Add Bookmark" box that doesn't contain any info about the current page, meaning you have to manually enter all the details.

So I'm interested in any help advice about:

a) Increasing the number of recent folders in the location drop-down to make it a lot more than 7.

b) Increasing the size of the "Choose" box so I can see the list of hundreds of folders more comfortable.

c) Stopping all folders being automatically expanded in the "Choose" box.

d) Making Firefox auto-add the details from a current page when clicking "Add Bookmark".

Any help would be appreciated!

Asked by alexjross 3 days ago

Last reply by TechHorse 2 days ago

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TB128: PopOS: Composition window has unreadable menus because of color scheme

Hi, I installed thunderbird in a new computer via flatpak. The computer is running PopOS 22.04 and the current Thunderbird version is 128.0esr. I don't know if this hap… (read more)

Hi,

I installed thunderbird in a new computer via flatpak. The computer is running PopOS 22.04 and the current Thunderbird version is 128.0esr.

I don't know if this happened after the last update from 127 to 128 or was like this before, but on the compose window all the menus and buttons on the top row are completeley invisible, white on white (if I hover over them, then they are slightly visible). See the first 2 images.

The main window is OK and everything is readable (see 3rd image).

I don't know how to change these colors.

Any help will be appreciated.

Asked by baby 4 weeks ago

Answered by Roland Tanglao 1 week ago

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Is it possible to remove Mozilla's title bar?

Hi. I was just looking at Google Photos on both Firefox and Chrome. Chrome had a bigger picture because the window had only the tabs bar and the address bar, and Firefo… (read more)

Hi. I was just looking at Google Photos on both Firefox and Chrome. Chrome had a bigger picture because the window had only the tabs bar and the address bar, and Firefox has an additional title bar. I was wondering if it would be possible to remove the title bar so the picture on both browsers were the same size?

Asked by a1872 4 months ago

Answered by a1872 4 months ago

Firefox Sync did not restore my data

Hello Out of nowhere I started having problems watching Videos on Twitch. So, after some Flatpak repairs and reinstalls, I decided to sync my data with Firefox Sync and … (read more)

Hello

Out of nowhere I started having problems watching Videos on Twitch. So, after some Flatpak repairs and reinstalls, I decided to sync my data with Firefox Sync and remove it completely. For my surprise after reinstalling and logging in on Firefox Sync my only extensions and, what looks like part of my history were restored. Lost my session, custom tabs names etc.

Asked by msmafra 1 week ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 3 days ago

Does firefox have a built-in way to use different font size on different screens.

Basically I just bought a 4k monitor while also planning to use the old 1080p one. As it turns out the default size setting makes the fonts on the big screen too small, o… (read more)

Basically I just bought a 4k monitor while also planning to use the old 1080p one. As it turns out the default size setting makes the fonts on the big screen too small, or the small screen too big.

In Windows this wouldn't be an issue since I can just use multi scale. Ubuntu has that too, but it weirdly implemented and causes the smaller screens to be kinda blurly. The accepted solution is to use Wayland but it causes everything to be unbearably slow to me so that's out.

Not expecting such an odd use-case to have an implemented solution but I'm eager to be surprised.

Asked by palm22180 3 days ago

Issue with Notifications in Firefox on macOS - Not Working Properly After a Few Days

Hi, I’m experiencing an issue with notifications in latest version of Firefox on macOS. Notifications work correctly when delivered, but after a few days, clicking on th… (read more)

Hi,

I’m experiencing an issue with notifications in latest version of Firefox on macOS. Notifications work correctly when delivered, but after a few days, clicking on the notification does not work properly – it doesn’t open a new window or close the notifications center. I have confirmed this behavior on two different websites.

Additionally, the same websites and notifications work correctly in Chrome, regardless of the time of delivery.

Is this expected behavior, or could it be a bug in the service worker code or the browser itself? How can I investigate and resolve this issue?

Thank you for your help!

Asked by kczctr4wy9 3 days ago